Thread regarding Humana Inc. layoffs

@wx Try not to get too discouraged. In all honesty, corporations this size are simply too powerful for any single individual citizen to make much of a dent in any progress towards reform. It would take an entire government that became mad because say some senator’s child died due to being denied treatment or something like that for that to happen.

@wt It's hard. I've posted some very frustrated posts on here, but something just snapped and I realized I have the control, not Humana. I was staying because I didn't want "them" to win - but the only person I was hurting was me. Once I realized that I started looking. I have made the decision if I am not offered a new position by the end of the year I will retire. I don't want to waste another year with a group of people that have no concern for the employee. Yes it is a business, yes they can run it how they want, but I have the control if I stay in the situation. I hope we all find peace with this situation, because it is a sad one to watch what was a good company become the worst I've ever worked form.

@wr Okay, I can understand that. I will try to bring down the toxicity level of anything I post. Sorry about that. I can only speak for myself but not others obviously.

Hope you can be at peace. That is important for us all.

@wr to clarify, I have been in this industry 40 years. 20 years as RN and 20 years working for insurance. I’ve been a Humana 10 years and worked for two different large insurance companies before that. I used to believe that no one could be as toxic as UHC. I was wrong. Humana has surpassed that belief.

@wq no I 100% agree that Humana is toxic. It’s not the company we knew and it’s only gotten worse with the new CEO what I’m trying to state is that this used to be a place where we could come to each other and get support over this terrible situation and now it seems to have morphed into politics as well. I know politics impact our industry and I’m not saying that they’re wrong. I’m just saying that there’s a lot of toxic comments instead of encouragement and constructive support. Maybe I’m just wishing for the old days when Humana felt like a community and so when things started going south we still had a community. Maybe the toxicity and stress and the insanity over the last three years has made it so that’s not possible anymore. I don’t really know sometimes when you’re in the middle of it you can’t see the forest for the trees. The only thing I know for certain is that I don’t want to be involved with this kind of a toxic company. I don’t want to be involved with toxic discussions and maybe that’s also part of Humana. Maybe my tolerance is so low for anything now because it feels like every day, my soul has su-ked out and trampled on. I can’t speak for all departments but it sounds like they’re all intolerable now what I can say is Humana Medicare utilization review has become the most difficult and toxic place. I’ve ever worked and I’ve been in this industry for 40 years.I have a second interview next week and had a second interview last week so if I’m lucky by the end of this coming week I will have an offer and can put this behind.

@wn Actually, in retrospect, perhaps I am not giving a fair shake and simply trying to control the narrative.

So, please allow me to reword. Are you sure maybe it is not the company and its leaders that are toxic and not what you read on thos site?

Because I probably have a slanted viewpoint so each person needs to judge for themselves. I mean that sincerely.

@wd The company (Humana) and its leaders is what is toxic, not the layoff site. Here, we are just bringing out in the open the reality. Would you prefer to just pretend the company is not exploiting snd abusing us?!

Or are you a leader trying to detract from reality coming to the light?

@t5 the site is becoming very toxic. It used to be a place where you could check in and feel like you weren’t alone with how you felt. Now it’s just become toxic and not focused on Humana and emotional support

Original poster here … Yes, I still take a look at this site on occasion. I still have friends at Humana, so I check in to get a glimpse at what they may be enduring at work.

The reply below - which I completely understand - is a symptom of another trend at Humana: make them think they’re your friend, then forget them once they’re gone.

That’s fine and people are certainly entitled to their moral compass. My friends and I always took a different approach - with our work and our relationships.

This site also lets me know I made the right choice to leave. The negativity and desperation I see here almost seems like posters are victims of forced labor. That’s just it. It’s not. And I’m reassured of my decision to leave work and people I loved every time I glance through this site.

Have a great weekend.

They think they can simply push us out and replace us with non-Americans and we are going to quietly go away with no fuss to them?

HaHa! Fat chance of that!

You have no idea the persistence and trouble Gen Xers and Baby Boomers can bring to a corporation like this.

You have chosen to unleash trouble upon yourselves. We are only getting started. This is a long mission and we are in it for the duration.

So buckle up and enjoy the ride!

@j3 Because corporations like this that out non-American citizens BEFORE American citizens desperately need to be done away with. We all need to do our part. Stand up for something in your life for once!

you took early retirement last year and you’re still reading this forum? Maybe you should start enjoying your retirement instead of embracing your resentment. May be consider letting things go and moving on into peace and happiness since you’re retired? Why in heaven’s name would you hold onto something so miserable during the time of your life that’s supposed to be your time? Move on congratulate yourself for taking the early retirement and get a life outside of Humana.